Academic papers on Native Indian Studies

Black Elk Speaks
A five page paper looking at John Neihardt
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Religion and Culture: A Comparison of Christianity and the Ancient Religion of the Inca
5 page discussion of the importance of religion in culture. Discusses the separation of monotheism and polytheism and compares the belief structure of Christianity and the Inca. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Sacred Pipe of the Cheyenne: Where Has it Been?
A 5 page discussion of the Sacred Pipe and its recent return to the people. Traces the importance of the Pipe, Its Loss, and Return under the North American Graves and Repatriation Act. Emphasizes that the return of the Pipe is critical to the...
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The Mystique of Turquoise
An 8 page paper discussing the enduring allure of turquoise. Were we to have a national stone in the US, certainly turquoise would surely be it. It has been used from times of prehistory for trading and as talismans for good health and good...
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The Trail of Tears: Disgrace of a Young Nation
A 7 page discussion of the forced removal of the Cherokee Indian in 1838 from their eastern homelands in the United States. Written from the perspective of a foreign reporter who witnessed the event first hand. Provides details of the events which...
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The Shawnee
A 6 page overview of the Shawnee tribe of Native Americans. Provides a cultural description of the Shawnee and a brief overview of their encounters with the white encroachers to their lands in the 1700s and 1800s. Outlines the role of Tecumseh in...
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The Conquest of Mexico as Described in Leon-Portilla's 'Broken Spears':
A six page paper looking at Miguel Leon-Portilla's book 'The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico.' The paper goes into the historical background of the event, and shows how the Aztecs' account of it differs from that reflected...
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The Decline of Native American Culture
A 5 page overview of the factors which have affected Native American culture. Defines Native American culture as being composed of a number of distinctive components. Relates the concern that while the number of Native Americans may be...
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Three Successive Centuries of Native American Alliances 1680-1812: The Pueblo Revolt, Pontiac's Rebellion, and Tecumseh's Movement
A 4 page outline of three of the most noteworthy Native American military alliances formed to resist the European subjugation they were expected to endure. Provides an outline of the reasons the alliances were formed and a brief encapsulation of...
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Native American Land Rights: The Battles of the Western Shoshone and the Dann Family
A 15 page discussion of the concepts of Native American sovereignty, property rights and land ownership. Outlines the government policies towards these concepts and the history of U.S. dealings with Native Americans in regard to them. Uses the...
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The Shoshone: Subsistence and Culture
A 5 page discussion of the Shoshone, the indigenous inhabitants of the Great Basin region of the American West. Provides extensive details of their precontact subsistence patterns and ceremonial activity. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Taino Indians: History, Material Culture and Spanish Impact
A 16 page overview of the culture of the Taino (Arawak) Indians, the indigenous inhabitants of the Americas who first came into contact with Columbus. The author utilizes both the archaeological and the written record to relate the history and...
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The Freudian View of Pueblo Native American Religion
A 5 page overview of the views of Sigmond Freud on organized religion. Illustrates the complex ceremonial and religious life of the Pueblo people using the Hopi ceremony and belief extensively in examples. Suggests that Freud would view these...
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Native American Marriage Customs
5 pages in length. Native American culture revolves around spirituality and religion; therefore, it is not surprising to find that their strong religious beliefs had a great influence upon how their social structure
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Ethnic Essays
A 5 page contrast and comparison of two essays dealing with ethnic issues. The essays are "Crimes Against Humanity" by Ward Churchill and "For the Indians No thanksgiving" by Michael Dorris. Both of these essays are incredibly powerful, and both...
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